Fresno vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
85
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
542K
2.87M

The cost of living in Fresno is 160% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 909th and 5984th ($2485 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 558th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Taichung

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Fresno Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665